Departmental purposes

It shall be the objectives of the department: (1) To have the powers, duties, and authority formerly vested in the Division of Conservation and the commissioner of conservation; (2) By means of investigation, recommendation, and print or electronic publication, to aid: (A) In the promotion of the conservation and development of the natural resources of the state; (B) In promoting a more profitable use of lands and waters; (C) In promoting the development of commerce and industry; and (D) In coordinating existing scientific investigations with any related work of other agencies for the purpose of formulating and promoting sound policies of conservation and development; (3) To collect and classify the facts derived from such investigations and from the work of other agencies of the state as a source of information accessible to the citizens of the state and to the public generally, which facts set forth the natural, economic, industrial, and commercial advantages of the state; and (4) To establish and maintain perfect cooperation with any and every agency of the federal government interested in or dealing with the subject matter of the department. 16 12-2-4 History. — Ga. L. 1937, p. 264, § 4; Ga. L. 1949, p. 1079, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 12; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 11/SB 388.